Table 2.
Summary statistics by Location (above or below lowermost dams) for analytes measured at concentrations > LOD in ≥ 25% (≥ 6) of samples in bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) nestling plasma in five river systems in Michigan, one of which is on the Michigan–Wisconsin border, 1999–2013
Analyte | > LOD (n) | n | Location | Median | Geo mean | Min | Max |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Σ20PCB | 50 | 74 | Above | 8.47 | 9.90 | 2.00 | 57.0 |
57 | 58 | Below | 30.6 | 29.4 | 2.33 | 139 | |
Σ12PBDE | 10 | 12 | Above | 3.96 | 3.27 | 1.13 | 6.50 |
14 | 14 | Below | 5.17 | 5.49 | 1.51 | 24.5 | |
p,p’-DDD | 8 | 12 | Above | 1.55 | 1.53 | 0.557 | 3.19 |
12 | 14 | Below | 1.88 | 2.20 | 0.387 | 18.2 | |
p,p’-DDE | 59 | 74 | Above | 3.40 | 3.09 | 1.00 | 12.3 |
55 | 58 | Below | 16.2 | 14.4 | 1.07 | 58.3 | |
Dieldrin | 4 | 12 | Above | 0.634 | 0.624 | 0.474 | 0.799 |
4 | 14 | Below | 1.28 | 1.34 | 1.05 | 1.98 | |
Alpha-chlordane | 2 | 12 | Above | 0.663 | 0.454 | 0.180 | 1.15 |
4 | 12 | Below | 0.423 | 0.407 | 0.274 | 0.626 | |
Cis-nonachlor | 2 | 12 | Above | 0.217 | 0.216 | 0.212 | 0.221 |
7 | 14 | Below | 0.833 | 0.829 | 0.474 | 1.39 | |
Trans-nonachlor | 5 | 12 | Above | 0.717 | 0.672 | 0.255 | 1.39 |
11 | 14 | Below | 1.39 | 1.16 | 0.236 | 2.27 | |
Oxychlordane | 1 | 12 | Above | 0.551 | 0.551 | 0.551 | 0.551 |
5 | 12 | Below | 0.411 | 0.479 | 0.347 | 0.933 | |
1,2,4,5-tetrachlorobenzene | 10 | 12 | Above | 1.54 | 1.38 | 0.729 | 2.52 |
9 | 12 | Below | 0.831 | 0.808 | 0.349 | 1.22 |
Concentrations in ng/g ww Min = minimum measured concentration; Max = maximum measured concentration.